कानाफूसी

Hindi

Etymology

कान (kān, “ear”) +‎ -आ- (-ā-) + *फूस (*phūs) + -ई (-ī), where *फूस (*phūs) is somehow related to फुसफुस f (phusphus, “hissing”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɑː.nɑː.pʰuː.siː/, [käː.näː.pʰuː.siː]

Noun

कानाफूसी • (kānāphūsī) f

  1. whispering
  2. whispered words, tales, intrigue
  3. a sudden noise made in a child's ear

Declension

Declension of कानाफूसी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct कानाफूसी
kānāphūsī 		कानाफूसियाँ
kānāphūsiyā̃
oblique कानाफूसी
kānāphūsī 		कानाफूसियों
kānāphūsiyõ
vocative कानाफूसी
kānāphūsī 		कानाफूसियो
kānāphūsiyo

Derived terms

  • कानाफूसी करना (kānāphūsī karnā, “to whisper”)

References

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